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i dropped my ds in water. it was in it's case, and i got it out super quick. so i didn't think it got water in it.
even when i looked at it, i didn't see any water in any of the cracks, just a tiny bit in one of the speaker holes.
it still worked.
it still worked 10 hours later when i got home from work.
but today (24 hours after it still worked), it wont turn on.
i read on the nintendo site that i should have taken the battery out.
they said if it doesn't work, to replace the battery and that's probably it.
i hope thats it. i'll be able to check it with my fiance's ds battery when i see her in a few days.

but my question was. there's a little red box where the battery goes in.
i was thinking that was a spill indicator to show them if there was a spill, for warranty reasons.
can anyone confirm this?
cause if its true, and red means there was a spill... a lot more water got in it then i thought...

turning it on was probably my downfall if its completely bricked.
i guess this is fate telling me i am not supposed to own a ds.
i had a ds phat, traded it, bought a ds lite.
that got stolen like 2 months ago, along with my g6 and r4.
this one was bought to replace my stolen one. i bought another r4 too.
i wont be buying one to replace this one if it's gone..
i guess i'll have to make due with using my fiance's

Im sorry but that was just a bit stupd. Electronics should never be put on straight after getting wet
You should leave it to dry or dry it your self with a hair dryer set to low(high will sometimes melt plastics)

I feel terrible for you pal. I wish you didn't turn it on so soon instead should have opened it and used a hair dryer to dry off the circuits and LCD. the water didn't go inside so quick but i guess it has created a moisture in the circuits when the circuits heated the water. My advice to fellow boarders is that if such disaster happens always use your hair dryer and dry out your gadget and switch it on only after a few days when you are convinced that moisture is gone. I had similar experiences with cell phones and tv remotes because my nephew considers them water boats..

Maybe you should ask Nintendo for advice. They may not be able to get you a new DS for free, but maybe they know if changing the battery will do the trick.

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they said on their site, change the battery if it doesn't work. they made it seem like most likely the battery will go bad.
then if that doesn't work it's a bigger problem.
i'll try a new battery in a few days.
i'll tell you if it works.

i bought a ds the day they hit the stores. (i've owned just about every incarnation of the gameboy before that)
with one stolen.
and it's replacement now drowned.
i guess i was just never truly meant to own a ds.
it's time to move on it seems. there are better things i can do with my time.

I heard that if something electrical fell into water you should unscrew all screws and lie all parts on clean table (best to wear an antielectrostatic coat). Let it dry 2 days ( Just for going sure) and then screw it together again.